The great divide. 7-7-2009

Four years ago this week, the International Court of Justice said that where the barrier between Israel and Palestine crossed into the West Bank it was illegal and should be taken down. Israel has refused to accept the court's decision and continues to build. Rory McCarthy travelled to a Palestinian village and an Israeli settlement on either side of the barrier to see what impact it has had on their lives. Photographs by Gali Tibbon, additional photographs by AP, Getty, Reuters